I'm going Bobcat..

TripleR · Mar 17, 2014

Olympus said:
Yep, Abbott is just down the road from me. Abbott was $300 higher on the tractor quote and they are inside city limits vs Magee who is outside city limits so that's $600 more in tax. Abbott would have been $900 more out of pocket, $600 if they would have matched Magee's price, but they said they couldn't.

Good grief, I didn't know the city limits were that far down. I've never bought anything there, but was told they were reasonable.

Olympus · Mar 17, 2014

MtnViewRanch said:
The tractor was never worked, probably barely not cold stacking, I would think a lot of soot would be common in that situation.

Like I said, I wouldn't take that gamble with the nearest servicing dealer being so far away. Too many marks in the "cons" column for me to pay asking price on that particular tractor. I'm a magnet for Murphy's Law.

Olympus · Mar 17, 2014

TripleR said:
Good grief, I didn't know the city limits were that far down. I've never bought anything there, but was told they were reasonable.

He's really not that far down 25 Hwy. I thought he was too, but he's not 1/2 mile from the elementary school.

MtnViewRanch · Mar 17, 2014

Olympus said:
Like I said, I wouldn't take that gamble with the nearest servicing dealer being so far away. Too many marks in the "cons" column for me to pay asking price on that particular tractor. I'm a magnet for Murphy's Law.

If things tend to go that way for you, then I understand.

arnoldziffel · Mar 17, 2014

Olympus,

What model LS tractor did you order please?

And at what price please?

Olympus · Mar 17, 2014

arnoldziffel said:
Olympus, What model LS tractor did you order please? And at what price please?

I bought a J2023 for $12,200. I called two other dealers who are closer to me, but nobody could beat or even match that price.

lilranch2001 · Mar 17, 2014

Olympus said:
I bought a J2023 for $12,200. I called two other dealers who are closer to me, but nobody could beat or even match that price.

It does not appear to me that you have gotten such of a he11ofa deal, 12,200 for a 23 hp, verses 14K for a 25 hp.
Maybe saved a few bucks, nothing spectacular, but as long as you are happy, that's all that matters.

Olympus · Mar 17, 2014

lilranch2001 said:
It does not appear to me that you have gotten such of a he11ofa deal, 12,200 for a 23 hp, verses 14K for a 25 hp.
Maybe saved a few bucks, nothing spectacular, but as long as you are happy, that's all that matters.

I saved almost $2000, no "few bucks" to my bank account. Got a tractor that is 2 years newer, with 5 years of warranty, with a servicing dealer just 5 miles from my house, from a company that is still producing tractors. Factor all of those in along with the fact that all of implements were based on the size of my last tractor JD 750, I can still use all of my implements with the new tractor. The Bobcat was bigger than what I really needed and all of my implements would have been too small for it. I couldn't afford to upgrade to bigger implements as well as buy a new tractor. I only have 4 acres. So yeah, I made the better deal. At least in my situation. YMMV

lilranch2001 · Mar 17, 2014

Like I said, as long as you are happy!

arnoldziffel · Mar 17, 2014

Olympus,

That implement information helps me understand your comments. You really couldn't buy the Bobcat given the implement/budget limitation you were under.

Prior to gaining that knowledge I was sitting here scratching my head knowing that the Bobcat CT225 and the LS J2023 are not even in the same ball park size and capability wise -- Compact vs. SUB compact. (Do know that I really like and respect the LS tractor line.)

By the way, the Bobcat CT225 platform is still in production as a Kioti and other brands. MoPops has a need for a larger/stronger machine for his work and he also selected the Bobcat based upon ergonomics and platform space.

MoPops' purchase price reflects a solid value in the Compact tractor arena. Your price reflects a solid value in the SUB compact field.

Everyone should be happy!